Doctors reject six-month jail term, fine for delayed emergency care
- ✦“It is unacceptable to punish doctors for the consequences of a healthcare system that successive governments have failed to adequately fund, equip and staff,” part of the statement read.
- The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has rejected a proposed amendment to the National Health Act seeking to impose a six-month jail term or a fine of up to N300,000 on healthcare professionals and facilities over delays in emergency medical treatment.
- The association described the bill, which has reportedly passed the second reading in the Senate, as punitive and as criminalising doctors for the failures of a healthcare system that successive governments have failed to fund, equip and staff.
- “It is unacceptable to punish doctors for the consequences of a healthcare system that successive governments have failed to adequately fund, equip and staff,” part of the statement read.
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has rejected a proposed amendment to the National Health Act seeking to impose a six-month jail term or a fine of up to N300,000 on healthcare professionals and facilities over delays in emergency medical treatment.
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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has rejected a proposed amendment to the National Health Act seeking to impose a six-month jail term or a fine of up to N300,000 on healthcare professionals and facilities over delays in emergency medical treatment.
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The primary parties identified in this coverage include Cross River State, Federal Capital Territory, National Assembly of Nigeria.
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In a statement signed by its President, Dr Ogar Idoko, Secretary General, Dr Besongngem Akotanchi, and Publicity and Social Secretary, Dr Ashimom Timothy, made available to journalists on Friday in Calabar, the doctors said while it recognised the importance of prompt emergency care, it would not accept legislation that punished doctors without addressing systemic failures.
